Tunisian President Zein El Abidein bin Ali on Saturday received a message from Moroccan King Mohammad dealing with bilateral relations, reported Kuwaiti official news agency (KUNA).

The message was delivered by visiting Moroccan Foreign Minister Muhammad bin Issa, who earlier in the day presided over his country's delegation to the Tunisian-Moroccan committee meeting for bilateral consultations.

The committee discussed ways of realizing the idea of the Union of Arab North African States, the faltering peace process in the Occupied Territories, and establishing free trade zones in conjunction with states in the European Union.

The next meeting of the committee is scheduled for October in Rabat, said the agency – Albawaba.com